A Glean movie guide
The Best Horror Right Now
Prepare to be terrified.
From chilling modern classics to the most anticipated releases of 2026.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Longlegs
A masterclass in atmospheric tension that follows an FBI agent hunting an elusive, occult-obsessed serial killer.
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
- 02
Late Night with the Devil
This inventive found-footage film turns a 1970s talk show into a nightmare when a live broadcast goes demonic.
A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
- 03
Alien: Romulus
A terrifying return to form for the franchise that traps space scavengers with a lethal, evolving life form.
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
- 04
Send Help
Directed by Sam Raimi, this survival-focused horror film is already generating significant buzz.
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
- 05
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The long-awaited return to a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a relentless zombie infection.
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
- 06
We Bury the Dead
Daisy Ridley delivers a gripping performance in this story of a woman navigating a world where the dead reanimate.
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.
- 07
When Evil Lurks
Two brothers attempt to stop a demonic infection from spreading through their rural community.
When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.
- 08
Barbarian
A woman discovers that the rental home she booked is not what it seems.
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.